# Outbound Logistics Network Planner

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $95,000 - $110,000 per year
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

As the Outbound Logistics Network Planner, you will play a critical role in shaping, optimizing, and executing the delivery network for Ford's finished vehicles across North America. This highly cross-functional role requires a strategic thinker who can seamlessly transition from forecasting long-term logistics costs for new model programs to managing day-to-day carrier relationships and supporting flawless vehicle launches.

Responsibilities:

- Design and optimize new and existing vehicle delivery routes across Ford's North American outbound vehicle network.

- Support carrier negotiations through the issuance of multi-year contracts, obtaining temporary carrier capacity, and navigating long-term strategic partnerships.

- Identify and action opportunities to optimize cost, speed, and network performance within the existing outbound vehicle network.

- Create and implement long-term network strategic initiatives to deliver company objectives.

- Collaborate with and support purchasing through the carrier on-boarding process.

- Develop and maintain strong carrier/supplier working relationships.

- Research and leverage understanding of industry trends and technology advancements in finished vehicle logistics, finding ways to implement these within Ford's vehicle delivery network.

- Forecast outbound logistics cost-per-unit for new model programs.

- Flawlessly launch new model network design including route construction and carrier selection.

- Negotiate and implement plant vehicle handling multi-year contracts (for both unionized & non-unionized carriers/suppliers).

- Support the development / creation of new methods and processes required to transport specialty vehicles (BEV, Performance, etc.).

- Actively engage / support corporate Global Order-to-Delivery redesign efforts (now / near / future).

- Collaborate and work cross functionally with North American Vehicle Logistics Operations, Transportation Purchasing, Finance, Marketing & Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, and other skill teams as required.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

- 1+ years of hands-on experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, Premium Freight, or Vehicle Manufacturing operations.

## Skills

### Required
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Route Optimization
- Carrier Negotiation
- Network Planning
- Cost Analysis
- Project Management

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